For Five Years??? Why? For what purpose? Repubs and Dims use federal power to make themselves princes of the realm... To hell with them all!
This pisses me off. My husband and I are paying 35% tax on our income, while we work are rear-ends off and this is what our money gets spent on and worse? What an absolute and utter waste.
I can understand a two year (one term) transition period. Former constituents, current members, etc. would be maintaining contact with a former Speaker (I think a lot of folks miss how major a role that is). But after two years they should be 100% off the public dole.
Similarly, former POTUSes should have security details and leave the perks beyond any pension at that. They all make more $$ in retirement than they make as POTUS.
The situation may have changed but SCOTUS justices and former VPs don’t get any perks after leaving office.
Get a rope.
America -- a great idea, didn't last.